Enfield contractor to pay restitution

March 6 - An Enfield heating and cooling contractor will pay more than $3,400 in restitution to consumers who paid deposits for work that was not completed before he closed his business.

Robert Bryda, 54, of Enfield, operating under the name of Alexander Sheet Metal/Mechanical, took monies for a contracted job but failed to complete the work before he suddenly closed his business.

The victims had to pay another contractor to have the work completed.

Mr. Bryda was ordered to pay $3,403 in restitution to the victims under the terms of Accelerated Rehabilitation granted to him by the Honorable Judge Robert G. Gilligan in the Superior Court for Housing Matters at Hartford.

Under the Accelerated Rehabilitation program, a person is placed on probation for up to two years, and the criminal case is dismissed if the probation is successfully completed.

The case was prosecuted by the Assistant State's Attorney in Hartford Housing Session Court in conjunction with Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, the Occupational Enforcement Unit of the Trade Practices Division.

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